Republican lawmakers in Texas already discussing legislation to further punish abortion crimes

The end of abortion in Texas is only the beginning of the story in the Lone Star State. State Rep. Briscoe Cain says one of his top legislative priorities is to make sure every abortion crime is prosecuted. The Republican from the Houston area says legislation could be introduced that allows district attorneys to prosecute folks living outside their county. “I expect the urban county DAs to resist it. And that’s why we need to come up with alternative remedies,” Cain said. “That is one of the main reasons we have civil enforcement under the Texas heartbeat bill. We knew that the major, urban DAs weren’t going to want to enforce these things, so we allowed for civil remedies.” The Republican acknowledged on Inside Texas Politics the move would require stepping over and ignoring a duly elected official, lifted into the office by voters. “I guess that’s how that would work. I mean, that’s the idea. And we’re gonna go for it,” he said.